# scot (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover scot. Page: Feed: --- ## [Families ‘impacted by infections at QEUH’ should have been ‘shocked to core’ by how uniquely close it is to millions of litres of raw sewage in open-topped ponds](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/21/families-impacted-by-infections-at-qeuh-should-have-been-shocked-to-core-by-how-uniquely-close-it-is-to-millions-of-litres-of-raw-sewage-in-open-topped-ponds/) _2026-08-21 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Help Talking-up Scotland keep going. Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: MR JW ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Glasgow Live, yesterday, has the above… ## [Help Talking-up Scotland keep going](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/21/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going/) _2026-08-21 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ Crowdfunder at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-talking-up-scotland-keep-going Or by direct bank transfer to: MR JW ROBERTSON Sort Code – 08-91-04 Account 12266421 ## [Inverness Sheriff says county lines gangs from England exploiting vulnerable women and children must be stamped out then spares them jail – got at?](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/21/inverness-sheriff-says-county-lines-gangs-from-england-exploiting-vulnerable-women-and-children-must-be-stamped-out-then-spares-them-jail-got-at/) _2026-08-21 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ In the P&J, two days ago, the report on the left suggests a puzzling change of heart by a senior judge. It’s really difficult to understand this given what he said in July, on the right, and what it must have been based on: Police report a notable increase in drug offences in Inverness. Gangs target the region because of demand, less competition, and vulnerable people. Cases involve women and… ## [Herald ignores hybrid-working efficiency evidence and supports Tory campaign to increase civil servant bums on seats](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/21/herald-ignores-hybrid-working-efficiency-evidence-and-supports-tory-campaign-to-increase-civil-servant-bums-on-seats/) _2026-08-21 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ The Herald today, largely recycling Tory MP, Craig Hoy’s March 2026 campaign and ignoring as he did, his own party’s research into hybrid working. If you have little time, a short video on the issue: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/03/13/short-video-on-are-hard-pressed-scots-sick-of-homeworking-hybrids/ On 12 March 2026: The Herald has: The Scottish Government faces a new transparency row… ## [No UK Government homelessness reduction initiative for England has ever stayed within budget so Scots taxpayers will pay for Burnham’s plan](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/no-uk-government-homelessness-reduction-initiative-for-england-has-ever-stayed-within-budget-so-scots-taxpayers-will-pay-for-burnhams-plan/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ We’ve already shown here that Scots taxpayers will end up funding steel nationalisation in England, illegal dump clear-ups and HS2 stopping well before the border, with no benefits and no Barnett compensation likely. Today, prompted by Kath Barr, we’re looking at whether Andy Burnham’s latest mission to end rough-sleeping by Christmas in England will cost us too. The official line is that it won’t… ## [England’s GCSE results reveal thousands of pupils betrayed after two years of Labour rule](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/englands-gcse-results-reveal-thousands-of-pupils-betrayed-after-two-years-of-labour-rule/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ The BBC above and the Guardian below are reacting favourably to the GCSE results with, for example: Almost one in four boys in England received top grades in maths while results in English improved across the board, helping to propel improved GCSE results for this year’s cohort of 16-year-olds. The stronger performances in maths helped pupils taking GCSEs in year 11 reach a record level for higher… ## [Twice as effective closing their own illegal dumps but Scots taxpayers to pay for Burnham’s clear-up of illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent and there will be no Barnett consequentials](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/twice-as-effective-closing-their-own-illegal-dumps-but-scots-taxpayers-to-pay-for-burnhams-clear-up-of-illegal-dumps-in-west-yorkshire-surrey-and-kent-and-there-will-be-no-barnett-consequentials/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ In the Guardian today, the above, and: Illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent will be cleared up using taxpayer money, Andy Burnham has announced, as the prime minister promises a new drive to tackle toxic waste. Ministers have identified dumps in Bradford, Runnymede and the Isle of Sheppey, which collectively contain about 22,000 tonnes of illegal waste, to be cleared in the next phase… ## [Grenfell – England is letting companies pass the buck](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/grenfell-england-is-letting-companies-pass-the-buck/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ In the Guardian today, the above and: There is something profoundly wrong when the company behind Grenfell Tower’s flammable cladding paid more compensation to its shareholders than to victims of the disaster. Of Arconic’s £86m in Grenfell-related settlements, all but £1.5m was covered by insurers. Hardly enough to make a multinational think again. The company whose product the inquiry found was… ## [Despite media lies, Scots know things are better](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/despite-media-lies-scots-know-things-are-better/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ ## [Reposted in the popular counter-attack on BBC Scotland’s disgusting hatchet job on Glasgow](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/reposted-in-the-popular-counter-attack-on-bbc-scotlands-disgusting-hatchet-job-on-glasgow/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZyE2ZpGXOTdo) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Last Post of the Poseur – BMA Scotland’s Dr Iain Kennedy gets over BMA UK’s fondness for SNP Government’s respectful dealings which meant NO NHS strikes to dishonestly attack the SNP as he is replaced as shop steward](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/last-post-of-the-poseur-bma-scotlands-dr-iain-kennedy-gets-over-bma-uks-fondness-for-snp-governments-respectful-dealings-which-meant-no-nhs-strikes-to-dishonestly/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ Front page in the Herald today, the British Medical Associations’ branch convener, part-time GP and a man who used to have a Union Flag at the top of his x/twitter page, Dr Iain Kennedy leaves with this absurd claim: Just how privatised is NHS Scotland? Here are just a few comparisons with NHS England: Kennedy’s ‘forced to go private’ claim is also easily rebutted: This one? This one? This one?… ## [Fantastic news as Scotsman predicts its readers with second homes WILL face tax rises of 300%](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/fantastic-news-as-scotsman-predicts-its-readers-with-second-homes-will-face-tax-rises-of-300/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ The Scotsman today, once more on the side of the little but well-off man, bleating in his behalf. Well actually, ‘some of whom’ will face an extra charge of ‘nearly £16 000.’ We saw, in April 2026, the second-home owners defended by the Telegraph and the answer is the same (below). In the Telegraph 7 April 2026, the above and: They were not wrong. Back in September last year, they had: Scotland… ## [The real Scotland behind BBC Scotland’s lies:](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/the-real-scotland-behind-bbc-scotlands-lies/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ ## [Reposted as BBC Scotland persist in their attack on our sense of safety:](https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/08/20/reposted-as-bbc-scotland-persist-in-their-attack-on-our-sense-of-safety/) _2026-08-20 · johnrobertson834 · Talking-up Scotland_ ## [BP Exits the North Sea as Ardersier Sits Empty: Where has London Rule left Scotland’s Just Transition?](http://www.businessforscotland.com/bp_exits_the_north_sea_as_ardersier_sits_empty_where_has_london_rule_left_scotland_s_just_transition) _2026-08-13 · Marcus Kemp · Articles - Business for Scotland_ Scotland is facing a double blow to its energy sector. BP has announced a formal process to market its entire Aberdeen-based North Sea business - ending six decades of pioneering oil and gas production in the basin as part of a global portfolio strategy. Where is the transition? Where are the replacement jobs for North East workers? ## [Ten years on, Brexit is another “great betrayal” of Scotland](http://www.businessforscotland.com/ten_years_on_brexit_is_another_great_betrayal_of_scotland) _2026-06-23 · Marcus Kemp · Articles - Business for Scotland_ Scotland is the hardest hit of any UK nation by Brexit. A new academic study, Measuring the Regional Economic Cost of Brexit: Evidence , reports that Brexit has left Scotland almost £30 billion a year worse off. ## [The UK is actively sabotaging Scotland’s Economy](http://www.businessforscotland.com/the_uk_is_actively_sabotaging_scotlands_economy) _2026-06-04 · Marcus Kemp · Articles - Business for Scotland_ The world’s largest wind turbine plant was due to be built at Ardersier near Inverness in the Highlands. It was a huge deal that took the Scottish government years of hard work to win. It was the Highlands' biggest regeneration project. ## [Election debates prove Westminster holds the main levers of power](http://www.businessforscotland.com/election_debates_prove_westminster_holds_the_main_levers_of_power) _2026-04-30 · Marcus Kemp · Articles - Business for Scotland_ The leaders’ debates in the run-up to the Holyrood election on May 7 are spending most of the time discussing matters that the Scottish Parliament has no say over, such as the decision to block a massive Chinese investment in the Highlands, the failure to protect jobs in oil and gas or invest in a just transition, and the huge energy bills Scots face. ## [UK Government betrays Scotland with massive cuts to post-EU funding](http://www.businessforscotland.com/uk_government_betrays_scotland_with_massive_cuts_to_post_eu_funding) _2026-01-27 · Marcus Kemp · Articles - Business for Scotland_ Scotland voted to remain in the EU. The UK government promised our EU funds would be matched - but they were slashed first by the Tories and now they are being slashed again by Labour. Jobs are being lost, growth is being slowed, communities are struggling - whilst England gets a better deal. It is becoming clearer and clearer that post-Brexit “replacement of EU funding” really means nothing close… ## [The UK budget FAILS Scotland](http://www.businessforscotland.com/the_uk_budget_fails_scotland) _2025-11-27 · Marcus Kemp · Articles - Business for Scotland_ The UK Chancellor has delivered a few crumbs for Scotland in her budget. These are making headlines in the Unionist media. Meanwhile Scottish businesses continue to get pushed to the wall by outrageous energy prices and the deepening damage of Brexit. These, combined with self-inflicted fiscal rules, have caused the budget “black hole” in the first place. ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SOFFduIYbcJQ) _2025-11-27 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [The UK’s Fish Fund - Another Slap in the Face to Scottish Industry](http://www.businessforscotland.com/the_uks_fish_fund_another_slap_in_the_face_to_scottish_industry) _2025-10-24 · Marcus Kemp · Articles - Business for Scotland_ When we were in the EU, Scotland got almost half of the UK’s fishing funding. The UK’s replacement fund is slashing that amount. Instead, it gives Scotland a population share - less than 8%. ## [Shipbuilding shows why Scotland has reached the limits of devolution](http://www.businessforscotland.com/how_westminster_stitched_up_shipbuilding_on_the_clyde) _2025-10-23 · Marcus Kemp · Articles - Business for Scotland_ The skill and commitment of Scotland’s shipbuilding workforce can compete with the best in the world. But for half a century the industry has been let down by the UK - it doesn't play on a level playing field. A BAE Systems £10 billion deal with Norway to supply five Type 26 frigates of a design commissioned by the Royal Navy is a big win for the Clyde. But at the same time, Scotland’s shipyards… ## [Westminster knocks out Scotland’s rocket launch](http://www.businessforscotland.com/westminster_knocks_out_scotland_s_rocket_launch) _2025-09-11 · Andrew MacLeod · Articles - Business for Scotland_ Scotland’s chance to lead Europe in small-satellite launch is under threat. The Scottish Affairs Committee couldn’t have put it plainer this week: our “first-mover advantage” is being knocked back by a UK Government that won’t match the sector’s pace with sustained, strategic backing. ## [Independence is Good for Business: Talent and Migration](http://www.businessforscotland.com/independence_is_good_for_business_talent_and_migration) _2025-09-05 · Marcus Kemp · Articles - Business for Scotland_ Why Scotland needs to control its own talent strategy Scotland cannot afford immigration rules made for someone else’s economy. Our current migration system is designed in Westminster, for the politics of England - and without consultation with Scotland’s Government or its people.